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Italy Saudi Arabia betting prediction

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Italy vs Saudi Arabia
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The most likely scenario for this match will be the triumph of Italy by two goals difference. Despite being a friendly, we believe that Italy will seize their strong squad to return to the triumphs, which would be the first victory of the coach Roberto Mancini. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia doesn’t present enough weapons to achieve a good result in this match. So, and taking into account these factors, risking in favor of a loose win of the Italians is a good option.
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Preview
Italy and Saudi Arabia meet at AFG Arena, for a friendly match. This will be the 3rd friendly match of the year for Italy, after the ones against England and Argentina. As for Saudi Arabia, this is the 7th friendly match of the year, after havinf played friendly matches against Greece, Algeria, Belgium, Ukraine, Iraq and Moldova. These two teams have never met before, so this will be the first head‑to‑head between them. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Saudi Arabia presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Italy

This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after having registered the following final scores in the previous friendlies: England (1‑1) Italy and Argentina (2‑0) Italy. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 6 conceded. Italy has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1 of the last 10 home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 15 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

The Italian national team comes for this match after a 1-1 draw against England, adding to this way the fourth match followed without winning in several competitions: the only goal of the team was signed by Insigne. In this match against Saudi Arabia, new coach Roberto Mancini should play in 4-3-3 privileging the ball possession and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Insigne is very fast and excellent in transporting ball to other people's ground. However, the great highlight of the team is the forward Balotelli, being this player very effective owner. For this match, the coach must count on the usual players.

Confirmed Lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Davide Zappacosta, Domenico Criscito, Alessio Romagnoli, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Florenzi, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Mario Balotelli, Matteo Politano, Lorenzo Insigne.
Coach: L. Spalletti.

Analysis Saudi Arabia

The away team plays its 7th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Saudi Arabia (2‑0) Greece, Saudi Arabia (2‑0) Algeria, Belgium (4‑0) Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (1‑1) Ukraine, Iraq (4‑1) Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia (3‑0) Moldova. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Saudi Arabia has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

The Saudi national team comes for this match after a 2-0 win against Greece, adding to their second successive triumph in friendly matches. In this friendly, the coach Juan Antonio Pizzi should play in the usual 4-2-3-1 privileging the defensive organization and the counterattacks. Al-Dawsari is the player with more competence to unbalance the opponent. In addition, this player is very important in the offensive transition of the team. It seems that the coach has no weight absentees to register for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Mohammed Al-Owais, Mansour Al Harbi, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Yasir Al Shahrani, Salman Al Faraj, Yehya Al Shehri, Abdullah Otayf, Taisir Al-Jassim, Mohammed Kanoo, Mohanad Aseri.
Coach: H. Renard.

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Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Italy Saudi Arabia match?

The tip and bet suggestion for the Italy vs Saudi Arabia match, on 28 May 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Asian Handicap, Italy -1.5 ⇒ bet available on betfair.

👉 In which stadium will the Italy Saudi Arabia be played?

The Italy vs Saudi Arabia on 28 May 2018 will be played at St. Gallen, Kybunpark.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%

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